objectness
objectness noun: the state of being an object.
Noun
objectness (plural objectnesses)
- The state of being an object
- As a result objects that "should" dominate in Sekiguchi's work instead look strangely anomalous, as if the painter found these isolated things--steaks cut from an animal, an eye separate from the rest of a human figure--to be almost funny in their assertive objectness.1998 May 15, Fred Camper, “Dreams of Power”, in Chicago Reader
- Like much of the work, these are surrounded by painted frames that are part of the overall composition and underscore the objectness of the artwork.1994 July 1, Thomas Connors, “The Inscrutable Nutt”, in Chicago Reader
Forms of objectness
| plural | objectnesses |
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Origin of objectness
From object + -ness.
Questions about objectness
- What does objectness mean?
- Objectness means the state of being an object.
- What part of speech is objectness?
- Objectness is a noun.
- What is the plural of objectness?
- The plural of objectness is objectnesses.
Words near objectness in the dictionary
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